North Carolina Family Policy Council Depicts Gays as Assassins

Here in Virginia LGBT citizens are unfortunately all too accustomed to being depicted by the "godly Christian" set as child molesters, alcoholics, drug users, victims of early deaths, and worse. No one seems to spew hate and nastiness more than the "Christians." Now, with an anti-gay constitutional amendment on the ballot in North Carolina, many of the tactics used in Virginia by The Family Foundation to push for passage of the foul Marshall-Newman Amendment in 2006 have been exported to North Carolina. It's not surprising that the North Carolina Family Policy Council, like The Family Foundation links with Family Research Council, a certified hate group, and Focus on the Family. Like The Family Foundation, North Carolina Family Policy Council disingenuously describes itself as "nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to the preservation of the family and traditional family values." It also claims "We are engaged in a battle to retain the Judeo-Christian values that are the foundation of western civilization." Can't you just feel the "love" emanating from the image above? How long before some nut with a gun decides to murder one or more LGBT North Carolinians because they are sch a threat to civilization. My friend Jeremy Hooper has some on point remarks at Good As You:

This is the actual graphic that the North Carolina Family Policy Council, the leading anti-equality group in the Tar Heel State, is running in its quarterly publication in order to scare citizens into voting for the state's proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

Yup, that's right: Their emblematic representation for our side is that of an assassin poised to take out a pair of heterosexual newlyweds as they embrace in a wheat field. That's where their mind goes. More importantly: That's where they want their supporters' minds to go.

Now, NCFPC will of course say they were just being allegorical and that everyone uses symbolic graphics like this. But no, not everyone does. Unless through the vehicle of some deep and drippingly obvious parody, I would never put a human couple behind the sites of some sort of deadly weapon. But we see it ALL THE TIME from the "nice," "loving" "values" crowd. Quite frankly, it scares me.

If anyone is a threat to western civilization (unless one wants a return of the Dark Ages), it's the "family values" crowd that exults in hate, division, ignorance and, of course, the suppression of religious freedom for other citizens. They want nothing less than a Christianist theocracy.

Bullying Bill Dies Over Gay Controversy

I am continually amazed at the meanness and un-Christian mindset of the Christianists who oppose any legislation that would protect gay youth from bullying. These less than godly folks apparently think it's fine to bully, physically assault and/or drive gay youths to suicide in the furtherance of their cruel agenda. WWJD? Not what they do, I suspect. A case in point is the defeat of an anti-bullying bill in the North Carolina legislature. As reported by the News & Observer, The bill was controversial because it listed "sexual orientation" and other characteristics as reasons schoolchildren might be the targets of bullying. Not surprisingly, in the forefront of those opposing the bill were the Christian Action League and the North Carolina Family Policy Council which might just as well adopt a motto along the lines of "Kill the Faggots" or some such equally un-Christian message. These folks are seriously f*cked up. What's even more f*cked up is that so many members of the legislature allow themselves to be intimidated by these lunatics. (Note: the Christianists in Virginia likewise think the harassment and persecution, and bullying of gays is just fine) Here are some highlights from the News & Observer:

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The Senate had the bill, which would have listed gay students as potential harassment targets, on its list of issues to vote on Thursday. But the measure was sent back to committee, where it is likely to stay as the legislature works to finish this year's session. Sen. Doug Berger, a Franklin County Democrat, said the bullying bill will not be approved this session.

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The bill was controversial because it listed "sexual orientation" and other characteristics as reasons schoolchildren might be the targets of bullying. Groups such as the Christian Action League and the N.C. Family Policy Council did not want the term in state law, saying that gay-rights groups would use it to leverage other rights. The bill would have required bullying to be reported and school boards to set anti-bullying policies.

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Bullying is already against school policies, Berger said, but the only way it is going to be seriously addressed is if people talk frankly about who gets targeted. "The failure of this bill to pass, I think, it sends a bad message," Berger said.

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I sincerely believe that if anyone is going to burn in Hell, it's not gays, but rather these foul, nasty, false Christians who work to keep gays subjected to abuse and torment.